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In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
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Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
Look here, thou vile, predestined sinner,
Doomed to be roasted for a dinner.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.
A man that is warned is half armed.
A man that is warned is half armed.
